Originally Posted by: iihollyPlus, legalizing marijuana would drop that crime rate. I mean if everyone is sitting around bug eyed what reason do that have to go shoot a person. Also, it would pretty much put an end to drug dealing.

I don't usually weigh in on issues like this, but I've heard people throw that argument around, and it is one of the weakest arguments possible. No offense to Holly, this is just directed towards potheads in general.

OK, sure, legalizing marijuana will reduce the crime rate. While we're at it, why not legalize murder? Armed robbery? Drunk driving? Yeah, our crime rate's dropping like a lead weight! Anything else we can decriminalize? :confused:

Truth is, the only people advocating the decriminalization of marijuana are users themselves, and I have yet to hear one articulate argument supporting it. I'm not saying that there's a correlation between these two facts; just it makes me wonder.